Lynn (surname)

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Lynn is a surname of Irish origin, English, Welsh or Scottish. It has a number of separate derivations:

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The earliest recorded instance of the surname is Aedricus de Lenna of King's Lynn, Norfolk, in 1177. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Internet Surname Database – Linn (Lynn)
  2. Internet Surname Database – Flynn
  3. Discovering Surnames, Freeman JW, Shire Publications, 3rd ed. 2001, (reprinted 2007), pp 37 (Lynn, Linn, Lenn)